January 27, 2015, 1:44PM

An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoists an 8-month-old baby girl suffering from seizures from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico along with the baby's mother and nurse Jan. 26, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Houston)

April 21, 2014, 12:45PM

Kermit Heiser, a senior at Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, receives his appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy from Commander Yardley Bailey, at JCIB's Awards Day April 21, 2014.

March 09, 2012, 4:45AM

A collection of Press-Register reader Sound Off calls from Friday, March 9, 2012, with callers expressing opinions on everything from the fallen Coast Guard heroes, to the city's budget crisis. Full story »

March 02, 2012, 4:45AM

A collection of Press-Register reader Sound Off calls from Friday, Feb. 2, 2012, with callers expressing opinions on everything from the Coast Guard helicopter crash, to a warning to those enamored with the idea of charter schools. Full story »

March 01, 2012, 4:45AM

A collection of Press-Register reader Sound Off calls from Thursday, March 1, 2012, with callers expressing opinions on everything from the crash of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into Mobile Bay, to a profession of love for the United States of America. Full story »

February 24, 2012, 2:33PM

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Chris Cavas at Navy Times has a story on two $683 million cutters being cut from the budget request sent to Congress last week. That's bad news for Ingalls Shipbuilding, which is building the Bertholf-class National Security Cutters in question. Full story »

October 09, 2011, 5:10AM

From USA Today, The Washington Post, TIME and the Daily Beast to CNN and NBC news, various national news outlets have reported on the devastating and incredibly heart-wrenching effect Alabama’s new immigration law has had. Full story »

September 22, 2011, 6:34PM

MOBILE, Alabama -- ExxonMobil Corp. and contractors continued today to try to patch a pipeline that had leaked salty water about a mile south of Fort Gaines, near the east end of Dauphin Island. The leak came to light Tuesday, after a series of reports to a U.S. Coast Guard response center, which tracks oil and chemical leaks nationwide. Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier said a Coast Guard helicopter reported bubbles 15 to 20 feet across were coming to the surface. Full story »